երէց

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See also: երեց

Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian երէց (erēcʻ).

Noun

երէց • (erēcʻ)

  1. presbyter, priest

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: երեց (erecʻ)
    • → Northern Kurdish: êrês
    • → Central Kurdish: ئێرێس (êrês)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pre(y)sgʷu-; cognate with Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old”) and Latin priscus (“ancient”), pristinus (“primitive, pristine”). The original meaning of the Armenian is “elder”. The sense of “presbyter, priest” was formed in the Christian period based on Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros) or Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā, “elder; priest”).

Adjective

երէց • (erēcʻ)

  1. elder, senior
    երէց գահ ― erēcʻ gah ― the first or highest place

Declension

u-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative երէց (erēcʻ)
genitive երիցու (ericʻu)
dative երիցու (ericʻu)
accusative երէց (erēcʻ)
ablative երիցուէ (ericʻuē)
instrumental երիցու (ericʻu)
locative երիցու (ericʻu)

singulars follow u-type declension, but i-a-type singular instrumental երիցաւ (ericʻaw) and o-type singular genitive-dative երիցոյ (ericʻoy) are also attested

n-type
plural (plurale tantum)
nominative երիցունք (ericʻunkʻ)
genitive երիցանց (ericʻancʻ)
dative երիցանց (ericʻancʻ)
accusative երիցունս (ericʻuns)
ablative երիցանց (ericʻancʻ)
instrumental երիցամբք (ericʻambkʻ)
locative երիցունս (ericʻuns)

plurals follow n-type declension

Noun

երէց • (erēcʻ)

  1. presbyter, priest
    երիցանց երէց ― ericʻancʻ erēcʻ ― pontiff

Declension

u-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative երէց (erēcʻ)
genitive երիցու (ericʻu)
dative երիցու (ericʻu)
accusative երէց (erēcʻ)
ablative երիցուէ (ericʻuē)
instrumental երիցու (ericʻu)
locative երիցու (ericʻu)

singulars follow u-type declension, but i-a-type singular instrumental երիցաւ (ericʻaw) and o-type singular genitive-dative երիցոյ (ericʻoy) are also attested

n-type
plural (plurale tantum)
nominative երիցունք (ericʻunkʻ)
genitive երիցանց (ericʻancʻ)
dative երիցանց (ericʻancʻ)
accusative երիցունս (ericʻuns)
ablative երիցանց (ericʻancʻ)
instrumental երիցամբք (ericʻambkʻ)
locative երիցունս (ericʻuns)

plurals follow n-type declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “երէց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “երէց”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 262
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian‎, Zagreb, page 14
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “երէց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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